David Davis says Huawei could devastate security co-operation with US

‘We are handing the keys to large parts of the country over to China’: David Davis says Huawei could devastate security co-operation with US and be worst decision by a British PM Pressure is growing on the Prime Minister to reverse decision to enlist Huawei David Davis, the former Brexit secretary, today urged Number 10 … Read more

Two doctors die of coronavirus within 24 hours in China’s Hubei province

Two doctors die of coronavirus within 24 hours in China’s Hubei province as tributes pour in for ‘hero’ medics Huang Wenjun, 42, died on Sunday evening after suffering pneumonia He caught coronavirus while on duty at Xiaogan Central Hospital, in Hubei It comes less than 24 hours after Dr Xia Sisi died at Union Jiangbei Hospital By Phoebe … Read more

Third Diamond Princess passenger, 80, dies of coronavirus

British coronavirus couple’s family reveal quarantined pair are struggling with their mental health in Japanese hospital and slam online trolls who accuse them of ‘milking it’ as third Diamond Princess passenger dies By Sophie Law For Mailonline Published: 12:38 GMT, 23 February 2020 | Updated: 12:53 GMT, 23 February 2020     An elderly man … Read more

Fears 14-day coronavirus quarantine is too short after pensioner took 27 days to show symptoms 

Fears 14-day coronavirus quarantine is two weeks too short after Chinese pensioner took 27 days to show symptoms A man, 70, drove to Shennongjia, Hubei, where he met his sister on January 24 The Chinese pensioner, known as Jiang, then developed fever on February 20  He tested positive for coronavirus a day later, says government … Read more

Deadly coronavirus outbreak is costing travel firms billions of pounds

Deadly coronavirus outbreak is costing travel firms billions of pounds in cancellations and lost bookings with cruise firms facing a £500m hit after axing voyages to the Far East Airlines predict losses of £23billion this year after cancelling 100,000 flights The outbreak has also led to 300,000 fewer shipping containers leaving China  So far the … Read more

Coronavirus experts say it’s NOT the rising numbers of infections they fear

Coronavirus experts are more worried that they are unable to trace where clusters of the bug are breaking out than they are about the rising numbers of infections.    In South Korea, Singapore and Iran, clusters of infections are leading to a jump in cases of the new viral illness outside China.    World Health Organization officials … Read more

Coronavirus travel ban is LIFTED as thousands of school students are allowed to go back to class 

Coronavirus travel ban is LIFTED as thousands of school students are allowed to go back to class on a ‘strict pathway’ after being stuck in China There are 760 final year students enrolled in Australian schools trapped in China The Australian government said they lift the travel ban for them on Saturday  Students will be … Read more

Prisoners of the plague cruise: British couple’s hellish coronavirus diaries

The four-week, £7,000-plus cruise in the Far East was intended to be the holiday of a lifetime to celebrate their forthcoming 20th wedding anniversary in July. But after boarding their ship the Diamond Princess in Singapore on January 6, John and Elaine Spencer – along with 2,700 other passengers – were plunged into the coronavirus … Read more

More than 100 wild animals drop dead near coronavirus epicentre in China

More than 100 wild animals have reportedly dropped dead near the centre of the coronavirus outbreak in China. Experts claimed that some of the animals died after being poisoned by disinfectant sprayed by workers to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, according to state media.  A total of 135 animal bodies belonging to 17 species … Read more

More than a QUARTER of the world’s oceans need protecting urgently

More than a QUARTER of the world’s oceans need protecting urgently ‘to give marine species space to live free from human impacts’, scientists claim At least 26 per cent of oceans should be given special conservation protection  To provide safe spaces for sea species they suggest an area of 3.3 million miles  Researchers mapped the … Read more